Nobody is Ohtani. That guy was built in a lab somewhere in a remote area in Japan and sent here. No way is he human.
TheMan 3
I remember Mr Hall during my youth and always regarded him as a good man and a better than average reliever
Winning 93 games as a relief pitcher with a career ERA of 3.32 is evidence
Seamus O'Meara
Noooooo!!!!!!
BaseballisLife
RIP Mr. Hall. As a child you were a big part of those great Orioles teams that I listened to with my grandfather. I pray that your family and friends might be comforted in this difficult time.
Nice summation of a fine career. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget just how hard it is to get to the majors, much less stick there, and actually achieve success at the highest level on the world. RIP Mr. Hall.
Bart Harley Jarvis
Dick Hall has quite an interesting story prior to MLB. According to SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), he graduated from Swarthmore College in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in economics (minoring in history and political science).
He also earned 11 athletic letters in five sports. In basketball, he was twice named All Conference; in football, he won honorable mention Little All-America after catching 24 passes and scoring nine touchdowns in 1948; and in track, for many years he held the school broad jump record, at 23 feet one-half inch. He also scored a goal as a substitute on the soccer team.
Fascinating career. Wonder which coach was responsible for moving him to pitcher? Somebody saw something….a story that is part if what makes baseball great.
pwhite
Hall was one of the rare relievers who pitched a “perfect game” … he retired 28 in a row in 1963 — over a 25-day period and five appearances.
kma
RIP, Dick Hall.
Some more trivia regarding consecutive batters retired:
Record: 46 — Yusmeiro Petit 2014 (first 38 in relief, last 8 as starter). Petit also became the first player to be a member of World Series championship teams in Little League and MLB.
45 — Mark Buehrle during three starts in 2009 including his perfect game
41 — Jim Barr during two starts in 1972
41 — Bobby Jenks during 14 relief appearances in 2007
LordD99
Fine pitcher, although before my time as a fan. RIP.
C Yards Jeff
Funky wind up. Could not have been fun to bat against. But I didn’t care. He was on my team! RIP.
BPax
Another of my baseball cards passes. What an athlete he was.
Astros Hot Takes
Remarkably stingy with the walks, btw
Melchez17
The Robinson brothers were great.
Birdsfan1959
Brooks and Frank Robinson we’re not brothers.
Ra
That Golden Age in Baltimore actually starts earlier, in 1964 with a 95-57-1 season.
all in the suit that you wear
RIP
longines64
Pitched with Jack Baldschun on the Phils. Jack passed 2 weeks ago. Good man.
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jorge78
RIP Mr. Hall
Old York
NIce! Guy was the Ohtani of the 1960s.
Seamus O'Meara
Nobody is Ohtani. That guy was built in a lab somewhere in a remote area in Japan and sent here. No way is he human.
TheMan 3
I remember Mr Hall during my youth and always regarded him as a good man and a better than average reliever
Winning 93 games as a relief pitcher with a career ERA of 3.32 is evidence
Seamus O'Meara
Noooooo!!!!!!
BaseballisLife
RIP Mr. Hall. As a child you were a big part of those great Orioles teams that I listened to with my grandfather. I pray that your family and friends might be comforted in this difficult time.
rememberthecoop
Nice summation of a fine career. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget just how hard it is to get to the majors, much less stick there, and actually achieve success at the highest level on the world. RIP Mr. Hall.
Bart Harley Jarvis
Dick Hall has quite an interesting story prior to MLB. According to SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), he graduated from Swarthmore College in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in economics (minoring in history and political science).
He also earned 11 athletic letters in five sports. In basketball, he was twice named All Conference; in football, he won honorable mention Little All-America after catching 24 passes and scoring nine touchdowns in 1948; and in track, for many years he held the school broad jump record, at 23 feet one-half inch. He also scored a goal as a substitute on the soccer team.
sabr.org/bioproj/person/dick-hall/
thickiedon
RIP, my ex-wife
Cleon Jones
Fascinating career. Wonder which coach was responsible for moving him to pitcher? Somebody saw something….a story that is part if what makes baseball great.
pwhite
Hall was one of the rare relievers who pitched a “perfect game” … he retired 28 in a row in 1963 — over a 25-day period and five appearances.
kma
RIP, Dick Hall.
Some more trivia regarding consecutive batters retired:
Record: 46 — Yusmeiro Petit 2014 (first 38 in relief, last 8 as starter). Petit also became the first player to be a member of World Series championship teams in Little League and MLB.
45 — Mark Buehrle during three starts in 2009 including his perfect game
41 — Jim Barr during two starts in 1972
41 — Bobby Jenks during 14 relief appearances in 2007
LordD99
Fine pitcher, although before my time as a fan. RIP.
C Yards Jeff
Funky wind up. Could not have been fun to bat against. But I didn’t care. He was on my team! RIP.
BPax
Another of my baseball cards passes. What an athlete he was.
Astros Hot Takes
Remarkably stingy with the walks, btw
Melchez17
The Robinson brothers were great.
Birdsfan1959
Brooks and Frank Robinson we’re not brothers.
Ra
That Golden Age in Baltimore actually starts earlier, in 1964 with a 95-57-1 season.
all in the suit that you wear
RIP
longines64
Pitched with Jack Baldschun on the Phils. Jack passed 2 weeks ago. Good man.